James Graham was a late withdrawal. Picture: Liam Driver Source: The Daily Telegraph

COSTLY no-shows by Corey Parker and James Graham hurt SuperCoaches this round - the biggest week of the SuperCoach season so far.

With many SuperCoaches in sudden death mode this round due to the SuperCoach finals, Brisbane veteran Parker failed to take the field after succumbing to a shoulder injury.

He was ruled out for 2-4 weeks on Tuesday, but sent the rumour mill into overdrive later in the week when he trained for the Broncos.

Canterbury prop Graham was a late withdrawal with a knee injury, but is expected to be fit for next week.

In other SuperCoach news from round 23:

• Nathan Fien (shoulder), Luke Bailey (Achilles), Ashley Harrison (glut), James Tamou (ankle), Ray Thompson (shoulder) and Kevin Locke (ankle) picked up injuries and are expected to miss games. Greg Bird (sternum), William Zillman (sternum) and Dane Nielsen (knee) are chances of being fit for next week. Michael Jennings is facing a nervous wait after being reported for dangerous contact with a kicker for taking Josh McCrone’s legs, before being pinged for a high shot on Joe Picker.

• Star Panther Michael Gordon (91) stormed back into SuperCoach contention with a brilliant performance against the Raiders.

• Regular backrower Liam Fulton (80) defied SuperCoach logic by producing a great score from five-eighth, aided by a try and linebreak.

• Young Warrior Carlos Tuimavave (48) emerged as the cheapie option of the coming week by notching a try and linebreak. He came off the bench and filled the shoes of Kevin Locke (ankle), who departed in the 16th minute.

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